❄️ As the year draws to a close we'd like to thank our investors, portfolio companies, partners and friends for all your support, in what has been a milestone year for Volution! 🥂 Here's what we've been up to... 🚀 #Venture #Technology #redefining #productivity #fintech #saas James Codling Ed Bardos Nina Foote Stephen Lemon Jonny Laughton Nick Hoar Amy Goodwin FullCircl Flagstone International Cognism Signal AI Rotageek Runa Logically Wrisk Habito Freemarket Apperio Wayhome Zopa Bank
Volution
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Volution is on a mission to build world class venture-backed technology businesses that will redefine productivity.
About us
Volution is a UK-based VC firm that backs companies tackling the productivity challenge in capital markets and enterprise solutions - leveraging emerging transformational technologies including AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain. We make initial investments post-Series A, in companies that need additional runway to reach Series B or Series C. Our team of experienced investors, former operators and tech founders provides ambitious entrepreneurs with the capital, as well as the operational support and expertise to accelerate their growth to Series B and beyond. Our innovative Portfolio Carry Scheme aligns our investments with our values, incentivising CEOs to deliver best practice across Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars and encouraging responsible and sustainable growth across our portfolio. We have invested in some of the UK’s most exciting SaaS and Fintech companies including Zopa, Cognism, Signal AI, Flagstone and Wrisk. If you’d like to get to know us better, please follow our LinkedIn page and get in touch with a member of our team.
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http://volution.vc
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- London
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- Founded
- 2021
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✅ Some very relevant and well thought through updates have been made to the ESG_VC Measurement Framework for 2025, designed to be more concise, better aligned with other frameworks and more practical for both companies and investors. 🌐 At Volution, we will be distributing this updated framework to our portfolio companies to help them assess their performance against internal and industry benchmarks. 🔗 Check the link to the recent webinar in the comments below if you’d like to learn more.
✍️ Yesterday, we launched the revised ESG_VC Measurement Framework for 2025 - so I thought I'd share an insight into what's changed... ✍️ Emily Havers has been leading the charge on this year's updates, so I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to her for starters. We carry out annual updates to the ESG_VC framework, so that we can respond to feedback from users, keep pace with the evolving regulatory landscape, and align wherever we can with other industry standards such as Invest Europe's reporting template and the ESG Data Convergence Initiative metrics. So, what's changed for this year in our framework? ⌛ First off, it's shorter - less time for companies spent reporting and more time spent creating value through ESG is our number one objective. 🔗 We've separated out our supply chain metrics to make it easier for companies to spot questions that are material to them. ✍️ We've begun to ask companies to provide evidence wherever they can - ensuring that policies have substance. 📝 A new policy dropdown will help portfolio companies to quickly identify the policies they have - and the ones that they're missing. 👥 We've made some changes to the diversity data that we capture - our members have asked for more data on founder diversity, while we've reduced the breadth of data points captured to ensure we're only asking for data that is material to early-stage companies. For anyone interested in learning more, I've linked our webinar explaining the updates in the comments. And you can download the framework yourself at www.esgvc.co.uk #ESG_VC #sustainability #data
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📣 We’ve got a big ESG_VC event planned for Tuesday next week – featuring the latest updates to our measurement framework, news of our 2025 benchmarking with the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), and an introduction to our new platform partners… 📣 On the afternoon of Tuesday 26 November, we’ll be gathering 200+ VCs for the latest update on the ESG_VC Measurement Framework – from what it covers to how it informs industry-leading research, and how you can now work with our accredited data collection partners. This will be our first event delivered in partnership with our cohort of platform partners: Apiday, Novata, and PortF. I’m excited to share with our members how these partners can support a big step up in your ESG initiatives. Join us for a jam-packed event that will feature: 🟢 An update from Suzi Gillespie of the BVCA on how you can take part in our 2025 research – we analysed ESG performance in c.600 VC-backed companies in 2024 and we’re looking to deliver an even more ambitious piece of research next year… 🟢 Insights from Emily Havers of Fidelity International Strategic Ventures on the updates that have been made to the framework and what it means for our members, their portfolio companies, and the broader ecosystem. 🟢 Perspectives from Emily Matthews of Oxford Science Enterprises and Nina Foote of Volution on how the ESG_VC Measurement Framework has supported their work on ESG. 🟢 Presentations from our platform partners: Edouard Audi of Apiday, Conor O'Laoire’Laoire of Novata, and Alex Lu of PortF. It’s going to be a good one so do register. Link to sign up in the comments! #ESG_VC #sustainability #venturecapital
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If you’re a #VC investor or leading a quickly scaling company - do you ever wonder how to best embed sustainability in a quickly growing company with limited time and resources? If so, this podcast is for you. I admire how Nina Foote and her team at Volution are putting money where their mouth is when it comes to embedding sustainability across their portfolio. She has great tips on how to get started and maintain momentum on sustainability.
How can venture capital drive meaningful change? In the latest episode of the Future in Sound podcast, Jenn sits down with Nina Foote, Partner and Head of Growth at Volution, a UK-based venture capital firm with a focus on technology. With a rich background that spans both the arts and business strategy, Nina’s career took a unique turn after spending 13 years at Christie's. In this episode, Jenn and Nina discuss the intersection of venture capital, ESG, and sustainable business growth. Episode 34: Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is. Available now on all podcasting platforms, or via the link in comments.
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📨 Volution Newsletter #11: Partnering Up 🚀 We’re excited to launch the latest edition of our newsletter, packed with updates celebrating partnerships, achievements and new beginnings. Here’s a taste of what you will find: ✨ Portfolio Highlights - FullCircl x nCino, Inc.: $135M acquisition boosting UK fintech on a global stage. - Logically acquires Insikt AI: Strengthening AI capabilities. - Signal AI: Tech Nation #FutureFifty + CEO of the Year award. - Wrisk: New partnerships, team growth and industry accolades. - Zopa Bank x John Lewis & Partners Money: Expanding personal finance solutions. 🌍 Welcoming Nick Hoar - Nick Hoar joins as Senior Partner, bringing decades of expertise and leading our APAC expansion. 🎙️ Insights & Events - Fintech insights: James Codling on the UKTN podcast. - Volution at Slush: Let’s connect in #Helsinki! - #Manchester Office Hours: Supporting founders in the city's vibrant tech scene. 📚 Recommended Read Nick Hoar recommends: Memos from the Chairman by Alan C. Greenberg—timeless wisdom for leaders. Enjoy! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGp59kFw James Codling Ed Bardos Nina Foote Jonny Laughton Stephen Lemon Nick Hoar Sarah Hanafy #venture #technologyredefiningproductivity #fintech #saas
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Thank you to members of the FinTech and VC community and Parliamentarians who joined us yesterday for a great discussion on Access to Capital and Markets. 💷 📈 Key takeaways include: - Women-led start-ups are hugely under-represented in funding and more must be done to meet the needs of women founders - The UK remains a leader at supporting start-up companies, but a gap in funding for scale-ups is a growing concern - Upcoming pension reforms have the potential to unlock further capital for FinTech in the UK Thank you also to Volution and TrueLayer for two great presentations to the Group on the challenges and opportunities they are seeing in the current funding environment. This marks the first meeting of the Group since its re-establishment and we look forward to many more great conversations with UK #FinTech! 🇬🇧 Luke Charters Samantha Niblett MP Innovate Finance
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❄️ Volution Partners James Codling and Jonny Laughton are excited to be heading back to Slush next week to meet with LPs, investors and founders and to explore new opportunities in the ecosystem. 🚀 Do get in touch if you'd like to meet up. 🤝 👋 Nähdään siellä! #venture #technologyredefiningproductivity #fintech #saas #investment
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Raising your first fund? Come join me and the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) tomorrow in the City of London for lots of great panel discussions and insights to support your ambitions. It's free for maiden GPs. Link below. I'll be on a panel hosted by Shawn D'Aguiar discussing the role of Co-Investments in strengthening GP-LP relationships, something that has been key to accelerating Volution's growth as a manager, as well as that of the companies we invest in: A win-win. The BVCA annual First-Time Fundraising Workshop, is sponsored by Debevoise & Plimpton and our friends Kin Capital and is an important initiative to help foster and support the future leaders of our industry. Do come along if you can. More details here: https://lnkd.in/eU8XRR5a #emergingmanagers #venturecapital
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Managing Partner at Volution, UK VC backing FinTech and SaaS businesses as they scale to Series B and Series C. On a mission to make Venture better for founders and investors.
Thank you to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on FinTech and Innovate Finance for having me come and present today on the challenges faced by UK FinTechs as they attempt scale to Growth. The UK is a hotbed of FinTech innovation, internationally envied and we need to ensure that we have a fully functioning venture ecosystem that can support them on that journey. Great discussion and debate in the room on how best to achieve that. Luke Charters, Samantha Niblett MP, Lord Iain McNicol, Lord Ed Vaizey, Thin Chambers Janine Hirt
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💫 2024 has been a busy year for Volution Portfolio Company Wrisk. With fantastic new partnerships, new offices, new hires and a listing as one of the top 15 companies redefining the automotive industry, there's a lot to be excited about! 🚀 Niall Barton Nimeshh Patel
If you've been keeping up with our news then you'll know that 2024 has been a particularly busy time for Wrisk. We've entered partnerships with Jaguar Land Rover UK, Volvo Cars and Helvetia Global Solutions Ltd, onboarded 30+ new colleagues and moved to bigger offices in the heart of Shoreditch's tech cluster. Lot's more has been going on behind the scenes and we're set for an even brighter - and busier - 2025. With a strong vision in place, rolled out by a brilliant exec team, our global footprint is set to expand - watch this space! We're at an amazing place in both the tech and insurance spaces, where there are many digital developments that are truly enhancing the sector. We predict this will only continue - and have our own pipeline of developments to add. In the meantime, we're taking a nice moment of reflection. Recently Insurtech Insights named us one of the top 15 companies redefining automotive insurance, and we're proud to be recognised by industry peers and sit alongside some of the best in the industry. https://lnkd.in/ev7qJACD